1. “My idea of perfect happiness is a healthy family, peace between nations and all the critics die.”
2. “Always tell the truth – it’s the easiest thing to remember.”
3. “Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.”
4. “The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness.”
5. “A good film script should be able to do completely without dialogue.”
6. “Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit.”
7. “In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn’t threaten us.”
8. “I’m afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly.”
9. “There’s no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.”
10. “My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.”
11. “In practice we, in the world, must do business with each other.”
12. “What I value most in my friends is loyalty.”
13. “I’ve always been fascinated by the picaresque.”
14. “My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.”
15. “People may or may not say what they mean but they always say something designed to get what they want.”
